Kwame Akuffo urges Ghana to address local xenophobia while condemning attacks abroad
Kwame Boafo Akuffo urged Ghana to address local xenophobia while condemning attacks abroad on Saturday, April 25, on JoyNews' Newsfile programme. He stressed that acts of hostility against foreign nationals in Ghana must also be taken seriously and dealt with decisively by the authorities. Kwame Boafo Akuffo said, "We must not just be interested in what happens in South Africa because back home, some of these untidy acts have happened."
Kwame Boafo Akuffo stated, "We have had situations where some Ghanaians have demanded that Nigerians should leave the country and gone after their businesses and have closed our eyes to it and haven't arrested them." Ghana's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, confirmed that South Africa has expressed regret over recent xenophobic attacks involving Ghanaian nationals.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa assured Ghana of investigations into the incidents following diplomatic engagements between both countries. The Minister reiterated that Ghana continues to engage South African authorities to ensure the protection of its citizens abroad, while also maintaining that Ghana expects firm action to prevent a recurrence of such attacks and safeguard the dignity and rights of foreign nationals.
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Kwame Akuffo has urged Ghana to address xenophobia both at home and abroad. He warns against focusing solely on attacks against Ghanaians abroad- while neglecting similar issues within Ghana.
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